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i would have voted for legalization in both elections like i say i think the damage that we're currently inflicting on young people in the it's this country the damage that's going on in latin america that i don't think that i think kevin is absolutely right this is the beginning of a conversation i very much hope that the united states will look at its drug war overseas and open up that conversation with the latin americans in a very serious way to look at the current policy and the alternatives ok i would have voted for legalization ok how do you react to that kevin because i mean the war on drugs as people call it do you think it's a success i mean we go through a lot of the issues related to the who use that right right you know the only people that use the term war on drugs are not the government anymore frankly. people who want to use that as a rhetorical tool to advance legalization it's not a good analogy we don't have a war on our own people the issue is legalizing marijuana in a few states frankly even if you did it in the united states is not going to stop the criminal cartels
i would have voted for legalization in both elections like i say i think the damage that we're currently inflicting on young people in the it's this country the damage that's going on in latin america that i don't think that i think kevin is absolutely right this is the beginning of a conversation i very much hope that the united states will look at its drug war overseas and open up that conversation with the latin americans in a very serious way to look at the current policy and the...
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cheryl: after the last election, the november election, it was a referendum on many republicans. some of them walked away and said, okay, we did not get the senate back, we are moving forward. our republican candidates did not win the presidency were many officers. >> people were looking round the waist deep in seeing a lot of their friends have lost. barack obama may have won the white house, but e republicans do have the house of representatives. the american public is saying that we should stick to the principal principle message that we have said. washington is running way too much money. there may be differences in want of other issues, t on this one, most americans agree that there's too much waste and fraud and abuse and let's eliminate that. cheryl: where do they fit nto this scenario? fatcat ceos, those from honeywell, allstate, do you think that that is going to be a sitive conversation? will congressional leaders listen? >> i would think that they have been listening to the ceos all along. and even lookng at wall street and main street and they all say the same thing.
cheryl: after the last election, the november election, it was a referendum on many republicans. some of them walked away and said, okay, we did not get the senate back, we are moving forward. our republican candidates did not win the presidency were many officers. >> people were looking round the waist deep in seeing a lot of their friends have lost. barack obama may have won the white house, but e republicans do have the house of representatives. the american public is saying that we...
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neil: in every election this comes up would jesus be a democrat or republican. i don't want to get that trite. there is argument that people supported poor people and those disadvantaged and by instinct he would be more liberal than conservative. he would be more generous and see that the government's responsibility or authorities responsibility to look at those folks. so by definition he would be a democrat, right? >> actually the bible doesn't say it is government's responsibility. says it is my responsibility. it is your responsibility and it is the church's responsibility. in matthew 25 jesus says, i was hungry and you fed me, and i was thirsty and you gave me drink. i was naked and clothed me. i was sick and voice in prison and you visited me. the problem with that chapter, the word government is not in it. it is not the responsibility of that government there, that passage. people take the words and say that is the government's responsibility. no, it is my responsibility. this is where i differ in many ways from both sides in this debate. i would have a th
neil: in every election this comes up would jesus be a democrat or republican. i don't want to get that trite. there is argument that people supported poor people and those disadvantaged and by instinct he would be more liberal than conservative. he would be more generous and see that the government's responsibility or authorities responsibility to look at those folks. so by definition he would be a democrat, right? >> actually the bible doesn't say it is government's responsibility. says...
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[applause] and it's a shame it's not part of the dialogue going on in the election. we're going to pay a price for this, and just, you know, the note on your blackberry that we talked about this september 23rd, and when the bridges start burning in or -- in four or five months, i was saying this to somebody. if you remember 9/11, in august of 2001, six weeks before 9/11, there was a top secret intelligence briefing given to president george w. bush. and the headline of that top secret briefing was, and we ran it in "the washington post" after it became a big issue, was bin laden determined to strike in u.s. now, think about that. you're the president of the united states, you get a top secret report saying bin laden determined to strike in the u.s. you should do something. well, we know not enough was done can. we know that the government across the board failed to do what was necessary on potential terrorism, and we had 9/11. i tell you the theme song, the big music in this book i've written that i've tried to present is u.s. economy about to falter. and it's a warn
[applause] and it's a shame it's not part of the dialogue going on in the election. we're going to pay a price for this, and just, you know, the note on your blackberry that we talked about this september 23rd, and when the bridges start burning in or -- in four or five months, i was saying this to somebody. if you remember 9/11, in august of 2001, six weeks before 9/11, there was a top secret intelligence briefing given to president george w. bush. and the headline of that top secret briefing...
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. >>> after the election, he joked about life is all about second chances. after this november, i couldn't agree more. now, here's your first look at this morning, dish of scrambled politics. >>> a wild scene at a city council meeting in newark, new jersey, audience members tried to rush the stage and people used pepper spray to restore order. it broke out after mayor cory booker made an unprecedented appearance casting a deciding vote for a new council member. >>> down at the shore we have seen these incredible images of of a roller coaster washed away by superstorm sandy. but get this. the mayor says he wants to keep it in place because it's stable enough that it would make, in his words, a great tourist attraction. >>> former director of the cia, david petraeus david petraeus is fighting cabin fever after his downfall and considering offers of book deals and maybe even a spot on television. >>> it is the first real hurdle for a presidential candidate. who wants to end the iowa straw poll? none other than the republican governor. he says it's outdated and
. >>> after the election, he joked about life is all about second chances. after this november, i couldn't agree more. now, here's your first look at this morning, dish of scrambled politics. >>> a wild scene at a city council meeting in newark, new jersey, audience members tried to rush the stage and people used pepper spray to restore order. it broke out after mayor cory booker made an unprecedented appearance casting a deciding vote for a new council member. >>>...
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we think it is a reasonable and bipartisan effort now that the election is over. melissa: so you think he's your only go here? >> well, yes, we think that his efforts could make a huge difference. we were awarded this back in march of 2010. president obama awarded this to virginia, and unfortunately after the vp bill in april, our sale was initially postponed. then it was eventually canceled. what we are trying to do is reinstate the sale. melissa: how much oil are we talking about here, what with the estimates? what would it mean for you? >> well, the estimates, which are actually 30 years old, they were done 30 years ago. estimating 3.3 billion barrels of oil and over 31 trillion cubic feet of gas off of virginia. typically, these estimates are overproduce when they are actually developed. we think there is a substantial amount out there, and according to estimates, 31,000 jobs could be created by exploring that area. we think it's good for the economy. it's good for tax revenue. it is something that the president could do. >> i have followed this industry for a
we think it is a reasonable and bipartisan effort now that the election is over. melissa: so you think he's your only go here? >> well, yes, we think that his efforts could make a huge difference. we were awarded this back in march of 2010. president obama awarded this to virginia, and unfortunately after the vp bill in april, our sale was initially postponed. then it was eventually canceled. what we are trying to do is reinstate the sale. melissa: how much oil are we talking about here,...
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president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led lights covering the norway spruce. the spruce is from mt. olive, new jersey. incidentally, that tree survived hurricane sandy. the rockefeller sandy tree tradition began in 1931 when worker building the center put up the very first one. a little bigger and fancier. and for a look at your national weather and a look at the tree, let's go down to the plaza where our meteorologist is standing by with a look at your weather. front row seats there. >> it's amazing. it wasn't turned on earlier this morning when we came in. now it's in the full glory. do you get a better backdrop than thi
president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led...
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we doesn't want to see a democratically elected auto krat take the place of an unelected dictator which is the case before that. on the other hand there are real pluses here. >> they will push the white house to take a side. they need to condemn morsi and condemn him now. >> this is not what taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress toward democracy which he promised the people of egypt when your party was elected president. rye nouns t renounce the statement he just made. if the judiciary is flawed in some way they can be cured over time. to assume this kind of power is unacceptable to this: >> the white house hasn't yet responded to el bardi's plea but they will address the situation today. >>> the weather update with maria molina. hope you had a great holiday. you have a storm we are keeping an eye on through the southeast. >> hope you had a good holiday as well. that's right. we have a new storm system through the portions of the northern plains but it is impacting parts of the southeast and bringing us snow. it won't be a major storm but we will be l
we doesn't want to see a democratically elected auto krat take the place of an unelected dictator which is the case before that. on the other hand there are real pluses here. >> they will push the white house to take a side. they need to condemn morsi and condemn him now. >> this is not what taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress toward democracy which he promised the people of egypt when your party was elected president. rye nouns t renounce the...
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a great commissioner in indiana that lost the election, tony bennett. [applause] doing what is right, doing what is right is not necessarily politically rewarded all the time. that's not why we cothis. but it is the right thing to do to transform our system of compensation and evaluation for teachers for the 21st century. and the third thing i would say or the fourth thing that school choice is the cat lettic converter to ak set rate the thing to the faster pace. we need to move the ball down the field faster. charter schools, vouchers all sorts of alternatives so parents are more ingrated and great a more open schedule is part of the answer. sweeping citizenship program from low performing schools kudos to senator for a job well done. many other states are looking at this. i would enyoung cow to stay the course. one again there will be massive pub push back. there are a lot of people focused on the adult. it's uncomfortable for people inside the system to offer choices for parents to empower them to make choices and do a better job. but the is critical
a great commissioner in indiana that lost the election, tony bennett. [applause] doing what is right, doing what is right is not necessarily politically rewarded all the time. that's not why we cothis. but it is the right thing to do to transform our system of compensation and evaluation for teachers for the 21st century. and the third thing i would say or the fourth thing that school choice is the cat lettic converter to ak set rate the thing to the faster pace. we need to move the ball down...
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abraham lincoln was elected in november of 1860. a month later in the united states congress can intercession. members of congress put forth various compromise proposals. a critical portion of all dealt with the division of territory. most often there was a proposal to extend a dividing line west of the beyond louisiana purchase all the way to the border of california. now, after this process i'm going to get to my main topic why lincoln rejected the compromise which meant the territories. but their must be one thing more. i am going to talk about three different men tonight. one of you, one of them, all of you know his name, abraham lincoln when he was and what he did. the others are not so well known. you will be familiar with henry clay a great kentucky state's mind 1860 from new york state and prior to ligon's nomination for the presidency was by far the most notable and well known republican in the country. here i am ready to start. >>> up next, author and lecturer stephen johnson the bestselling science writer talks about the
abraham lincoln was elected in november of 1860. a month later in the united states congress can intercession. members of congress put forth various compromise proposals. a critical portion of all dealt with the division of territory. most often there was a proposal to extend a dividing line west of the beyond louisiana purchase all the way to the border of california. now, after this process i'm going to get to my main topic why lincoln rejected the compromise which meant the territories. but...
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i think as far as the controversial goes, you know -- controversy goes, it was an election year. it was a real and bizarre to have -- there were major players in the republican party characterizing the script and movie before i even written a word. >> eric: politicizing to me. >> dana: i'm going to surprise you. i agree with him. i think it's okay. i think with what the c.i.a. provided was not much more than what you could read in the "new york times" every morning. there are questions that apparently the president was concerned enough to ask the justice department to investigate those type of leaks but i remember at the department of defense there was an office by the press briefing room there. they would do all sort of things with hollywood and work with them to make sure the uniforms were accurate, doing historical portrayal. the world needs to know the story. america should get the credit. they did the right thing taking the politicians out of it. i think it's -- i look forward to seeing it. >> eric: go around the table. does anyone care besides me that kathryn bigelow the di
i think as far as the controversial goes, you know -- controversy goes, it was an election year. it was a real and bizarre to have -- there were major players in the republican party characterizing the script and movie before i even written a word. >> eric: politicizing to me. >> dana: i'm going to surprise you. i agree with him. i think it's okay. i think with what the c.i.a. provided was not much more than what you could read in the "new york times" every morning. there...
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it is the seventh time the two men have met face to face and the first time since the election. there are no details on the meeting, but in his victory speech the president said he hoped to speak to romney about how to move the country forward. >>> well, despite another rough day of meetings with republican senators, u.n. ambassador susan rice has received a new vote of confidence from president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. the president called rice extraordinary during a cabinet meeting that she attended. clinton led a round of applause for rice, who is considered to be the front-runner to be nominated as clinton's successor, a point clinton later touched on during a news conference. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations and, of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president, but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> but on capitol hill tennessee republican senator bob corker spoke with rice wednesday and later warned the president that the job of secretary of state
it is the seventh time the two men have met face to face and the first time since the election. there are no details on the meeting, but in his victory speech the president said he hoped to speak to romney about how to move the country forward. >>> well, despite another rough day of meetings with republican senators, u.n. ambassador susan rice has received a new vote of confidence from president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. the president called rice extraordinary...
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in a general election. c-span: but he came to visit and you played a role. >> guest: he did, yes. it was an interesting scene. patrick buchanan and his wife shelly came to see president nixon early on, pretty early on in the campaign, for advice. and they entered the office, and nixon took them into the office, and they were in there for between 15 and 20 minutes. and i was sitting at my desk, and i heard nixon's voice come over the intercom on my desk, and he asked me to come in and meet the buchanans. and i thought it was going to be just a very perfunctory introduction and then i would leave the office, but i was wrong. nixon asked me to sit down and he turned to me, and he said, "monica, why don't you tell pat what you think he should do." and i thought to myself, "oh, my god. nixon is not doing this to me,' but he was doing it to me." so i told pat buchanan that i thought that i had respected him very much for his entry into the race and for the fact that he was unwilling to compromise on his principle
in a general election. c-span: but he came to visit and you played a role. >> guest: he did, yes. it was an interesting scene. patrick buchanan and his wife shelly came to see president nixon early on, pretty early on in the campaign, for advice. and they entered the office, and nixon took them into the office, and they were in there for between 15 and 20 minutes. and i was sitting at my desk, and i heard nixon's voice come over the intercom on my desk, and he asked me to come in and meet...
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the book i talk about it has gotten so safe to fly in a commercial airplane you're more likely to be elected president of the united states than you are to die in a commercial airplane crash. the example i give kind of the set piece in the book is story of the miracle on the hudson. reminding my way to the, so they have right context. when the us air flight landed in the hudson and everyone survived i thought it was very telling how the media chose to cover this event. there are really two different ways they covered it. first was superhero pilot, captain sully who indeed was an amazing pilot and amazing job. there was this kind of language of the miracle on the hudson. almost like supernatural event that happened. when people didn't focus on nearly enough was the plane, the plane had, performed admirably during this, during this event and, it did so on a couple of levels. one when the geese collided with the jet engines they didn't explode, they didn't shatter, they didn't send of shard. is of titanium in the fuselage causing the plain to break down. that is because every single jet engine,
the book i talk about it has gotten so safe to fly in a commercial airplane you're more likely to be elected president of the united states than you are to die in a commercial airplane crash. the example i give kind of the set piece in the book is story of the miracle on the hudson. reminding my way to the, so they have right context. when the us air flight landed in the hudson and everyone survived i thought it was very telling how the media chose to cover this event. there are really two...
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to me the bottom line of the election of this past election we witnessed is that reform is not a foregone conclusion. at least not in the way that many of us maybe have just assumed just a few years ago. when tony bennet loses in a republican state that tells me that reform is not yet on solid ground and that the far edge of the left and the right can be beat back reforms even when they don't talk to each other at paul. you can chalk it up to the one election when the overturning of the reform laws it's easy to come to the conclusion that unions won and reformers lost even in conservative unions. of course, there are counter example like the ballot initiative approval of charters in washington. there's clearly bipartisan work for us in this room to do from the center to advance reform agenda. and as a lye lines blur between reformers and nonreformers. the movement has to invest in collaboration and organizing in order to build a broader coalition to sustain forms that we believe in. so let me make observation that is probably controversial in the room. i think the complete division betwee
to me the bottom line of the election of this past election we witnessed is that reform is not a foregone conclusion. at least not in the way that many of us maybe have just assumed just a few years ago. when tony bennet loses in a republican state that tells me that reform is not yet on solid ground and that the far edge of the left and the right can be beat back reforms even when they don't talk to each other at paul. you can chalk it up to the one election when the overturning of the reform...
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that election we just had. the one where voters re-elected the obama care guy, the one that had obama in his name, that was but a flesh wound. today boehner wrote an op-ed to the cincinnati inquirer which begins with, quote, president obama has won re-election but as was the case before the election, obama care has to go. if you read on in his op-ed, things get a little strange. boehner went on to share the big plan which is, quote, over the past couple of years i have noted there are essentially three major routes to repeal of the president's law. the courts, the presidential election process and the congressional oversight process. with two of those three routes having come up short, the third and final one becomes more important than ever. vigor us oversight of the health care law by the house can be expected and in fact is already under way. one of these things is not like the other. the courts and the presidential election process, they can actually stop obama care from happening. you get supreme court rul
that election we just had. the one where voters re-elected the obama care guy, the one that had obama in his name, that was but a flesh wound. today boehner wrote an op-ed to the cincinnati inquirer which begins with, quote, president obama has won re-election but as was the case before the election, obama care has to go. if you read on in his op-ed, things get a little strange. boehner went on to share the big plan which is, quote, over the past couple of years i have noted there are...
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the meeting fulfills an election night promise by the president to work with romney going forward. that doesn't mean the former massachusetts governor will become a regular. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position? >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> again, there is -- the president doesn't have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> earlier today, romney expected to meet with paul ryan. >>> a top adviser for the romney campaign, stewart stephens, is out with an op-ed arguing that his candidate was the real winner on election day. he writes, "on november 6, romney carried the majority of every economic group except those making less than $50,000 a year. that means he carried the majority of the middle class. voters, yes, the republican party has problems but as we go forward, let's remember that any party that captures the majority of the middle class must be doing something right. republican ideals-mitt romney-carries the day." >> he argues
the meeting fulfills an election night promise by the president to work with romney going forward. that doesn't mean the former massachusetts governor will become a regular. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position? >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> again, there is -- the president doesn't have a specific assignment in mind for the governor....
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they are already looking ahead to the next election. in 2014 and they are trying to do something about their low numbers. >> aware of the changing demographics of the u.s. congressional republicans said they are intent on wouldn'ting voters. >> in the house a puerto rican born republican who won majorities in the 1st district is resurrecting the stem jobs bill signs technology engineering an math. it would hit the green card lottery which selects 55,000 immigrants with countries from low immigration rates and reallocate them to post grad cat degree holders. >> this is an important lease of less layin regulation. businesses are saying they need high skilled workers and they are not finding enough. >> the stem bill is uniquely appealing to conservatives and i am grants. it allows them to bring families to the u.s. and foreign born engineers returning home. >> these communities agree with us on a lot of the issues. the problem is they don't listen to us because they think we don't welcome them in our parties. nothing could be pfurther than
they are already looking ahead to the next election. in 2014 and they are trying to do something about their low numbers. >> aware of the changing demographics of the u.s. congressional republicans said they are intent on wouldn'ting voters. >> in the house a puerto rican born republican who won majorities in the 1st district is resurrecting the stem jobs bill signs technology engineering an math. it would hit the green card lottery which selects 55,000 immigrants with countries...
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she was elected in july of 2008 following 11 years as a vice president. she has experience in the law and also teaches at clara barton high people in crown -- high school in crown heights. our next caller is keen on the democrat line. good morning. we actually have jim now from wisconsin, caller: indepen. caller: i would like to ask randi weingarten, first of all, she is from new york, if i remember. teachers to sit in classrooms and they do not have students -- they get paid. that is because of the unions. about an author who wrote a book called "the shadow boxers." in 10 states, like california, with a debt of $200 billion to support public unions, ill. another one. $200 billion because of corruption in the public unions. in new york and pennsylvania. when i went to school, i am 65 years old, when i went to school i personally witnessed students sent out of the classroom and then they came back in the school and they did it again or they talked back to a teacher -- eyewitness to this. i can tell you, the high school i went to, the teacher, he was a nice
she was elected in july of 2008 following 11 years as a vice president. she has experience in the law and also teaches at clara barton high people in crown -- high school in crown heights. our next caller is keen on the democrat line. good morning. we actually have jim now from wisconsin, caller: indepen. caller: i would like to ask randi weingarten, first of all, she is from new york, if i remember. teachers to sit in classrooms and they do not have students -- they get paid. that is because...
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. >> i do think that. 15 days after the election they probably supported mitt romney in the election. we as the republican party do need to be the party that has a big tent for the whole spectrum. part of that is recognizing when the president does things that are good. he did in the first term, not a lot, but killing osama bin laden was a success and he will in this term. this is a positive but a positive he has to build on. he can't just rest on his morals with this because right now hamas is celebrating, what are they celebrating? 162 palestinians have died. >> they have a very low bar to create celebration, that israel has a higher bar for that. but richard, during the presidential campaign, mitt romney tried to make much of president obama's frosty relationship with benjamin netanyahu. those two worked to the with a much warmer relationship, is there any evidence of a frost that exists really? >> quite the contrary. i think what this episode showed with the -- let's remember that president obama from all exit polls won the jewish vote in the u.s. 70 to 30. so there was talk about
. >> i do think that. 15 days after the election they probably supported mitt romney in the election. we as the republican party do need to be the party that has a big tent for the whole spectrum. part of that is recognizing when the president does things that are good. he did in the first term, not a lot, but killing osama bin laden was a success and he will in this term. this is a positive but a positive he has to build on. he can't just rest on his morals with this because right now...
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paul bremer turned over authority to the interim iraqi government, which would run the country until elections could be held. [gunfire] >> the insurgency was already gaining momentum. and with the, then newly constituted iraqi army riding into battle in unarmored pickup trucks, and scrounging for guns and ammunition, the iraqi defense ministry went on a billion dollar buying spree with almost no oversight. the contracts were paid in advance with no guarantees, and most of them involved a single company. >> there were awarded without any bidding to a company that was established a few months prior with a total capital of $2,000. so you had nearly a billion dollars worth of contracts awarded to a company that was just a paper company whose directors had nothing to do with the ministry of defense or the government of iraq. >> the name of that company was alain al jaria, which in arabic means the ever-flowing spring. it's address, here in amman, jordan was a post office box. it's telephone number, a mobile phone. the principal was a mysterious iraqi by the name of naer jumaili. and a half a billio
paul bremer turned over authority to the interim iraqi government, which would run the country until elections could be held. [gunfire] >> the insurgency was already gaining momentum. and with the, then newly constituted iraqi army riding into battle in unarmored pickup trucks, and scrounging for guns and ammunition, the iraqi defense ministry went on a billion dollar buying spree with almost no oversight. the contracts were paid in advance with no guarantees, and most of them involved a...
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during the election it wasn't about big issues. one issue was big and that was raising taxes on wealthy people, and people knew that's what president obama wanted to do. they new mitt romney didn't want to do it and voted for president obama. he has the authority of the election behind him, and that gives him a good hand here. >> david let me ask you about grover norquist. the man who authored the pledge that so many reps signed and mike lee was the latest to say there's a lot of ways to skin a cat and back off the pledge. grover spoke to soledad on cnn. here was his comment. >> if you want to go to your voters and say, i promised you this, and i'm breaking my promise, you can have that conversation with them. you don't have an argument to we. you made a commitment to voters. >> he says he will try to unseat people that go against the pledge? is this a real risk that people that are up for re-election could lose jobs over this it or no? >> it is a real risk. it's not just grover norquist, it's the club for growth and other entities
during the election it wasn't about big issues. one issue was big and that was raising taxes on wealthy people, and people knew that's what president obama wanted to do. they new mitt romney didn't want to do it and voted for president obama. he has the authority of the election behind him, and that gives him a good hand here. >> david let me ask you about grover norquist. the man who authored the pledge that so many reps signed and mike lee was the latest to say there's a lot of ways to...
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you said he isn't elect official. he is a blow-hard. people are scared and they're pushing back on the guy. about time. this guy has no right to hold up anybody. he is nothing more than guy with an office on k-street. >> what happened is he got 236 representatives in the house. 41 senators to sign on. when they signed on, a lot of them, a lot of them put that pledge right up on the wall. >> dana: getting a good housekeeping seal of approval in conservative districts to say he promised you weren't going to do, complain that the republicans done in the past. go back on their word. >> eric: the situation change -- >> bob: the situation changed now and time to forget about the norquistor 15 or 20-year-old pledges and get back to the reality now. >> kimberly: it's not about making a pledge to fiscal responsibility. hello. that is a simple, honest good thing to do for the country to benefit all americans. not just one part of it. >> bob: what are you talking about? >> kimberly: fiscal responsibility. do the math. >> bob: norquist fiscal respo
you said he isn't elect official. he is a blow-hard. people are scared and they're pushing back on the guy. about time. this guy has no right to hold up anybody. he is nothing more than guy with an office on k-street. >> what happened is he got 236 representatives in the house. 41 senators to sign on. when they signed on, a lot of them, a lot of them put that pledge right up on the wall. >> dana: getting a good housekeeping seal of approval in conservative districts to say he...
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the power is invested in the prime minister who is the leader of the party that wins in a general election. the queen has a specific power under the constitution to be consulted and to encourage and to warn. she does that in all of her private audiences with the prime ministers and many other government officials, members of the clergy and members of the judiciary to come to her for completely confidential audiences which are extremely important to them. [inaudible question] >> well, the first constitution is so different from ours. underwritten, accumulation of laws and traditions. their subjects of the queen. that is what, you know, the term is. >> i need to ask, asking questions just temporarily, please stick around for more questions from the audience. c-span will be here shortly to continue. there will be taking questions year from that history and biography pavilion and also from national colors. please stay with us. we would love to have you continue. and if you have questions, we will be back with you in it slightly less than ten minutes. thanks so much for your patients. please st
the power is invested in the prime minister who is the leader of the party that wins in a general election. the queen has a specific power under the constitution to be consulted and to encourage and to warn. she does that in all of her private audiences with the prime ministers and many other government officials, members of the clergy and members of the judiciary to come to her for completely confidential audiences which are extremely important to them. [inaudible question] >> well, the...
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the mitt romney that e he was against during the election. and you thought you had an awkward meal with your family on thanksgiving. they are eating at the white house. mi mitt, this could have been your private dining room, these could have been your presidential knives and forks. after the president won re-election, he said he wanted to meet with mr. romney because he believes he has ideas that can be very helpful. it's a nice gesture, considering the fact that he hasn't let joe biden have lunch with him even once. here's what i don't get. for the last eight months, mitt romney has been saying nobody should get a free lunch. now, he's going to the white house to have a free lunch. the -- you know, it doesn't make sense. the holiday season officially kicked off in new york city tonight with the lighting of the tree, the big christmas tree. the tree lighting ceremony aired on nbc. only nbc would make a television event out of plugging something in. people came from as far away as japan to see the tree lighting. came from staten island to see
the mitt romney that e he was against during the election. and you thought you had an awkward meal with your family on thanksgiving. they are eating at the white house. mi mitt, this could have been your private dining room, these could have been your presidential knives and forks. after the president won re-election, he said he wanted to meet with mr. romney because he believes he has ideas that can be very helpful. it's a nice gesture, considering the fact that he hasn't let joe biden have...
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and the author is chris stewart who was just elected to congress from utah. he tells "the salt lake tribune" he hopes to have the first draft written before he takes office in january. >>> and finally, guess who else got their holiday shopping off and running this weekend, president obama who took his daughters to a virginia bookstore as part of small business saturday. >>> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." and now here's a look at your monday morning markets. the dow opens the week at 13,009 after climbing 172 points friday. the s&p gained 18. the nasdaq rose 40. now to overseas markets. the nikkei was up 22 points. but the hang seng lost 52. >>> so stocks are bound to be fiscal cliff dwellers again this week, but this cyber monday could be all about retail. and apple could lead the pack. according to ibm's weekend tally, 88% of all tablet shopping was done on an ipad. so do you still have vacation time to burn this year? you're not alone. a new survey found by the end of 2012, american workers will leave an average of 9.2 days of vacatio
and the author is chris stewart who was just elected to congress from utah. he tells "the salt lake tribune" he hopes to have the first draft written before he takes office in january. >>> and finally, guess who else got their holiday shopping off and running this weekend, president obama who took his daughters to a virginia bookstore as part of small business saturday. >>> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." and now here's a look at your...
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the republican governor filed paperwork yesterday for re-election. christie currently enjoys record high approval ratings following his hands-on approach to hurricane sandy. now, before the storm, 56% of registered voters in the garden state approved of the job that he is doing. after sandy, those same voters were surveyed again, gave chris a 77% approval rating. >> nice. >> that's j
the republican governor filed paperwork yesterday for re-election. christie currently enjoys record high approval ratings following his hands-on approach to hurricane sandy. now, before the storm, 56% of registered voters in the garden state approved of the job that he is doing. after sandy, those same voters were surveyed again, gave chris a 77% approval rating. >> nice. >> that's j
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romney was going to win the election. i have been wrong in the past and i can be wrong again. >> that is a big man to admit that. i am interested in how you are trading this. last week we had the embassies up 3% to 4%. is the optimism to get a deal done priced in? >> there is a good deal priced in. i was impressed the market came off of the bottom as far as it did. monday of last week we ran up against the trend line. we shouldn't be surprised by correction. if we can hold here for another day or two my guess is we go higher in equities. that is what a resolution will be strong for the equities market. some will say it will be bearish for the bond market. a lot of my friends have tried to sell the bond market short for three years and it has never worked. it will be supportive for equities. it is probably also supportive for raw materials, copper may be something to take a look at. >> take a look, then. good to see you on cnbc. >>> sometimes our traders hit it right out of the park and sometimes they swing and miss. let's
romney was going to win the election. i have been wrong in the past and i can be wrong again. >> that is a big man to admit that. i am interested in how you are trading this. last week we had the embassies up 3% to 4%. is the optimism to get a deal done priced in? >> there is a good deal priced in. i was impressed the market came off of the bottom as far as it did. monday of last week we ran up against the trend line. we shouldn't be surprised by correction. if we can hold here for...
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they are denying election results. but there is real ominous things i think that are starting to surface here. any talk of a mortgage deduction change would be horrendous in my opinion and it would fly in the face of everything barack obama and joe biden ran on in protecting middle class. they have to be crystal clear that that is off the table. the housing crisis started the last recession. if they go after mortgage deductions, if they put that on the table even for high end homes, that will change sales, it will reduce prices on homes, it will slow construction, it could set the table for some tough economic times. i think the democrats have to draw a line in the sand and say there is not going to be anything done with the housing market right now, that those deductions will stay there for middle class families and be very clear about that. >> and that's why this deal is so important because these are big things that have ripple effects that are very tenuous in our current economic situation. the president yesterday
they are denying election results. but there is real ominous things i think that are starting to surface here. any talk of a mortgage deduction change would be horrendous in my opinion and it would fly in the face of everything barack obama and joe biden ran on in protecting middle class. they have to be crystal clear that that is off the table. the housing crisis started the last recession. if they go after mortgage deductions, if they put that on the table even for high end homes, that will...
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some of the long lasting and far reaching effects of sandy i know you did extensive reporting on the election and how people were saying that was affecting the voting outcome bear and now even court evidence that's right liz i mean it's just been really crazy to witness how much of an impact sandy has had on people's lives and you know right now as we speak here in new york city alone about two hundred buildings are being talked about being demolished because they've been ruined to an extent where they can't be used by families anymore we know that the future of hundreds of other homes is still up in the air and of course you know reports are saying that thousands of people you know with their families have filed for help with the government to try to be able to get some sort of help with housing in new jersey there are still tent cities around where people are taking taking you know getting a roof over their heads in this in these cold months so certainly you know just crazy consequences the donations we've been seeing coming from all over the united states specifically to the tri state area
some of the long lasting and far reaching effects of sandy i know you did extensive reporting on the election and how people were saying that was affecting the voting outcome bear and now even court evidence that's right liz i mean it's just been really crazy to witness how much of an impact sandy has had on people's lives and you know right now as we speak here in new york city alone about two hundred buildings are being talked about being demolished because they've been ruined to an extent...
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but experts say superstorm sandy, uncertainty about the so called fiscal cliff, and the election will affect how much americans give to charity the final month this year. >>> and nintendo's wii-u console is flying off the shelves. the company says it sold more than 400,000 in just the first week. it sells for about $300 and nintendo says sales are comparable to the original wii when it was first released six years ago. i'm pretty sure that's on jack morison's christmas list. >> hopefully santa will hook him up. i just hope that folks are a little bit more careful with these things. those wiis can be dangerous weapons. >>> in sports, the battle of the two teams with the worst records in the nfc. the panthers' cam newton had a great game against the eagles. he threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. bryce brown was a bright light for philadelphia. he rushed for 178 yards and two tds. carolina gets the win 30-22 over the eagles. both teams are now 3-8. >>> when we come back, top ten reasons to stay tuned. tv giants david letterman and oprah winfrey share the stage in a rare joint
but experts say superstorm sandy, uncertainty about the so called fiscal cliff, and the election will affect how much americans give to charity the final month this year. >>> and nintendo's wii-u console is flying off the shelves. the company says it sold more than 400,000 in just the first week. it sells for about $300 and nintendo says sales are comparable to the original wii when it was first released six years ago. i'm pretty sure that's on jack morison's christmas list. >>...
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he had his first white house news conference after his election. the president took exception to republican senators critical of rice. if they want to come after any one they should come after me. >> kelly wright, thank you very much. senator lindsay graham is one of the three senators who have a lot of questions for ambassador rice. >> he gave us a preview of what he will be looking for during today's discussion. >> she asked to meet with us i will listen to what she has to say about her role in benghazi. the more i know about benghazi the more upset i am that the consulate was even open on september 11th. when you look at the history about the dangers we should never have been open or heavily reinforced. during the attack i am more core idea about how we couldn't help them for 7 hours. a spontaneous event caused by video turn nude a riot is less credible than ever. i want to listen to her side of the story. the most basic information on what happened on the night of the attack and what survivors had to say after the attack is not being provided a
he had his first white house news conference after his election. the president took exception to republican senators critical of rice. if they want to come after any one they should come after me. >> kelly wright, thank you very much. senator lindsay graham is one of the three senators who have a lot of questions for ambassador rice. >> he gave us a preview of what he will be looking for during today's discussion. >> she asked to meet with us i will listen to what she has to...
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the question really is, what has changed since the election? because we still have very high unemployment and you know, today, it was announced that 80 new regulations were put in place by the obama administration and when these people hear new regulations what that means is a slowdown. every time you hear regulations that means you have to hire lawyers and consultants and the question, what is making this economy better and quite frankly, arthel, i think it has to do with the idea there hasn't been a major negative jolt to the economy and that's why people are feeling better. >> arthel: and in the survey you're talking about analysis for bloomberg associated the associated press and consumer according to that analysis, hey, we're optimistic the economy is going to improve in the next 12 months, but you say, ed, that the folks who get it are concerned about the future of this country. so, what are those guys on the other side, who are wearing the rose colored glasses, what is it that they're missing? >> well, what they're missing is reality. i
the question really is, what has changed since the election? because we still have very high unemployment and you know, today, it was announced that 80 new regulations were put in place by the obama administration and when these people hear new regulations what that means is a slowdown. every time you hear regulations that means you have to hire lawyers and consultants and the question, what is making this economy better and quite frankly, arthel, i think it has to do with the idea there hasn't...
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the top spokesman for both of the democrats and republicans, whoever lost the election would shave their head. this is sean spicer was supposed to shave his head. the rnc spokesperson. jon karl is doing the honors. >> he has no credentials. >> let's see how he does. this is all for a good cause, st. baldrick's foundation, for kids with cancer. >> all right, george, great to see you and george has a big show this morning, actor/director ben affleck will be here. also senators lindsey graham and dick durbin. >>> now to extreme couponing gone wrong. check this out, an expert coupon artist involved in a confrontation with a store manager who refused to honor her coupons. mark greenblatt is on the story. >> you have seen those pictures, frenzy shoppers attacking each other for those deals. this morning, a store manager at a dollar tree physically going after a customer for bringing in too many coupons. you probably heard about extreme couponing by now, thanks to the learning channel. the hobby that's supposed to pay you back in green not in black eyes, like what happened to this extreme coupo
the top spokesman for both of the democrats and republicans, whoever lost the election would shave their head. this is sean spicer was supposed to shave his head. the rnc spokesperson. jon karl is doing the honors. >> he has no credentials. >> let's see how he does. this is all for a good cause, st. baldrick's foundation, for kids with cancer. >> all right, george, great to see you and george has a big show this morning, actor/director ben affleck will be here. also senators...